A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening provides a solution to problems with current TB screening, which does not always accurately detect disease. Simultaneously screening for both active and ...

This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...

"TB remains a critical public health concern in low-income countries and diagnosis using a cheap, simple test like we've developed is needed not only to treat patients with TB but prevent further ...

“Getting tested can provide peace of mind and help prevent sickness and the spread of TB.” The upcoming testing clinics follow several clinics that took place in mid-March. Of the more than ...

could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with HIV. This is the main conclusion of the Stool4TB Alliance study, led by the Barcelona Institute for ...

Engineered skin imitations containing living human cells have shown promising results in early testing, which paves the way for eliminating animal use in cosmetic and pharmaceutical testing.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Revvity’s Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handling platform, used in conjunction with the T-SPOT.TB test. This approval introduces an ...

said the additional testing clinics are for people who might have been exposed to the person with tuberculosis (TB) while infectious.

The test will utilize Fluxus’ novel single-molecule counting technology, with the potential to be used for both pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB in all patient populations. According to the World ...

"Individuals with latent TB infection have had a positive test result, but they do not feel sick, do not have symptoms and cannot spread TB germs to others," according to Lake County health officials.

More testing for tuberculosis is being offered in Manchester for people who might have been exposed to someone with the dangerous disease. The testing is designed for people who might have been ...